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# The Porter's scene, or the "knocking at the gate," is a much debated scene by scholars, butmany agree it is the typical comic relief scene seen in Shakespeare's plays. What do you supposethe dramatic purpose of a comic relief scene is? Why is the Porter's soliloquy in prose rather than poetry? What lines contain the bawdy humor so often found in these scenes?

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